powerful text editors around. It is alsoextremely efficient, enabling the user to edit files with a minimum of keystrokes.This power and functionality comes at a cost, however:When getting started, users face asteep learning curve.This chapter teaches you the basic set of 10

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commands you need to get startedediting. In this chapter, you learn the following:

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The four basic movement commands

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How to insert and delete text

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How to get help (very important)

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Exiting the editor After you get these commands down pat, you can learn the more advanced editingcommands.